Soon all probationers must pay Orange County $30 a month

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Dec 27, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Heather Yakin

GOSHEN — A new Orange County law requiring probationers to pay a monthly $30 fee to probation will go into effect shortly.The local law applies to anyone currently on probation in the county, or who gets put on probation in the future, after conviction of any crime. Under the old law, the $30 fee had applied only to people on probation for offenses under the driving while intoxicated title of Vehicle and Traffic Law. The fee is now expanded to people with other criminal convictions.The new law was passed by the Orange County Legislature on Dec. 4 and forwarded to New York's secretary of state. The law will go into effect as soon as the secretary of state returns it – which is expected any day now.